CBS Unveils New Website for The Insider

NEW YORK, June 18: CBS is
offering a sneak peek at the new website for the daily syndicated news show The
Insider, which will enable users
to interact with each other as well as with the content itself.

Located at theinsider.com,
the site will feature all the latest celebrity news and information, complete
with interactive functions that allow users to discuss topics with friends and
other fans. A preliminary version is now available, and the online community
will help determine what changes will appear when the site officially launches
in the third quarter.

"We saw a tremendous
opportunity to mirror the success and symbiotic relationship that CBS Sports
has with CBSSports.com," said John Nogawski, the president of CBS
Television Distribution. "THEINSIDER.COM will allow our loyal fans on TV
the opportunity to satisfy their appetite for entertainment news in an
interactive community fueled by our unique content, anytime and anywhere, on
the computer or on their mobile device."

Terry Wood, the president
of creative affairs and development for CBS Television Distribution, added,
"With millions of viewers each day, The Insider has established itself as credible, engaging
television. We are thrilled to extend the brand, which is chock-full of
content, to these other platforms where users demand excitement, engagement and
credibility on a 24/7 basis. We have industry-leading resources, news
producers, writers and correspondents, so we’ll be able to deliver users of
THEINSIDER.COM an exciting, ‘inside entertainment’ experience."

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski